RELATIVE CLAUSES

What is a Relative Clause?

• Adds information about someone or something referred to in a main clause.

• To be used to show that an action is going to take place in the near future.

• word or phrase that connects a noun or pronoun to a verb or adjective in a sentence.

What are the two types of relative clauses?

• definite and indefinite.

• Restrictive (or defining) relative clauses and non-restrictive (or non-defining) relative clauses.

• subordinating, and conjunctive adverbs

What are the relative pronouns used in the relatives clauses?

• Mine, yours, hers, ours and theirs.

• Myself, yourself, themselves and ourselves.

• That, which, who, whose, where and when

What is defining relative clause?

• Tells which noun we are talking about.

• It´s the object of the clause.

• It´s the verb in a sentence.

What is non-defining relative clause?

• It´s the subject of the clause.

• To need a preposition.

• To give us extra information about something.

Which is correct? "The victory, _______ was my first, surprised everyone."

• that

• which

• whose

Tags

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

"The game _________ we loved the most was soccer"

My sister Janneth had always wanted to go to a place _____ he could speak her native tongue.

A doctor is a person ______ cures sick people.

• what

• that

• who

Tags

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.RI.8.4

That is the place _______ John works.

• whom

• where

• whose

Tags

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4